Carnival time!

Last Saturday it was Carnival time in Kenilworth. Debbie was having the day off - a birthday spa day present from Mark, with Kay - and Mark and Ben were joined by Dave for a trip to the fun fair and to watch the carnival floats go by.

Ben loved the mini rollercoaster at the fair - having a go on the fire engine and the little train.

Fire engines were a bit of a theme (as they were last year), with Fireman Sam making a guest appearance later amongst all the floats of the carnival procession (along with Shrek and the Blues Brothers among others).

Ben and the Tractor

It's been a while since we put a video up on the blog, but this one of Ben eating his chocolate tractor from Easter finally made the grade, capturing a little bit of his infectious giggle. Thanks to Auntie Kay and Uncle Dave for the Easter present - which is nearly finished now! Just the cab left for Ben to munch his way through.

London in the Summer time

We recently followed up our trip to Paris in April with a weekend in London. We met up with the Paris crew of Kay and Dave, Paula and Stuart and Heather, together with Juliet, in Hyde Park on a lovely sunny afternoon for a picnic. After a little while lazing in the sun, we took Ben off to the Diana Memorial Fountain for a paddle. After initially becoming a laughing stock when it had to close because some people slipped over, the fountain, now with non-slip flooring, is very popular and really quite pleasant. Here is a picture of Ben and Debbie keeping cool with a little paddle.

And whilst the cafe society isn't quite the same as in Paris (see the photo in the link above), we did enjoy a coffee by the Serpentine a little later.

Best Daddy in the World

He's a little bit biased, but that's what Ben says his Daddy is. Mummy and Ben did their best to make Daddy feel special on Father's Day a couple of weeks ago, by "leaving him in peace" for a little bit longer than usual in the morning, and taking him for a nice family lunch out. One of Daddy's presents was a hanging basket for the garden, and Ben's highlight of the day was "helping" him fix it to the wall.